Our Studio
Josh Mings, AIA | Founder and Principal
Josh is committed to providing dignified architecture for everyone – a key lesson learned from growing up in Columbus, Indiana. Bringing 14 years of experience with residential and community-based projects, his teams work to create the best possible projects through knowledge, tenacity, consensus-building, and optimism, a view honed through lived experience in Columbus. He and Aggregate Studio strive to positively impact cities, housing, and residents with dignified design, giving back to the community on projects that span Chicagoland and the Midwest.
Katia Astudillo, Assoc. AIA | Designer
Katia, an architectural designer and educator, holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her professional journey spans firms such as JGMA and Latent Design, where she mastered the art of crafting spaces that seamlessly marry aesthetics and functionality. As an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she imparted knowledge and nurtured a culture of collaboration and creativity among students. Her dedication to advancing inclusion, equality, and progress resonates in every project she undertakes.
Esti Shapiro | Marketing Specialist
Esti is a multidisciplinary designer, writer, and researcher based in Chicago. Trained as an architect, they have worked in design firms in Denver, Boston, and Chicago. Esti has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago, and has served as an Editor of the Wentworth Architecture Review and Artists Need Art Historians. Esti brings a passion for design storytelling and writing for architecture/design to Aggregate. They hold an MA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.Arch and BS in Architecture with a concentration in Urbanism and a minor in Media, Culture, and Communication Studies from Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Kathryn Rausch | Intern Designer
Kathryn is a Tulane University student pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture with a minor in Environmental Studies. Her academic and design interests are sustainability, community engagement, and environmental incorporation. Within her past three years of architectural study, she has cultivated a deep passion for residential and cultural architecture, and she engages this passion by designing in a manner that employs bold creativity and thoughtful discipline. Kathryn believes in the power of architecture to induce positive societal change and strives to create functional and engaging spaces that are environmentally and socially responsive.
Careers
While not currently hiring, we’re always looking for new collaborators. Please feel free to send your resume and portfolio to hiring@aggregate-studio.com for consideration.
Past Collaborators
